IJCS | Volume 32, Nº6, November / December 2019

629 Table 3 - Nutritional status and biochemical data of vegetarians and omnivores stratified by sex Variables Vegetarians Omnivores Female Male Female Male Nutritional status Weight (mean [1 st Q – 3 rd Q]) 59.0 (54.8 – 61.3) 71.4 (61.3 – 78.4) 63.5 (52.7 – 73.5) 73.6 (69.7 – 83.4) Height (Mean ± SD) 1.63 ± 0.07 1.75 ± 0.08 1.61 ± 0.06 1.76 ± 0.08 BMI (Median [1 st Q – 3 rd Q]) 22.1 (20.7 – 22.8) 22.9 (20.9 – 24.8) 24.5 (21.5 – 27.3) 25.2 (23.0 – 25.8) WC (Mean ± SD) 78.2 ± 5.63 87.1 ± 8.61 85.3 ± 10.39 92.9 ± 10.34 Biochemical data TC (Mean ± SD) 177.7 ± 34.14 160.0 ± 36.26 175.4 ± 30.45 177.2 ± 40.35 LDL-c (Mean ± SD) 100.4 ± 24.4 99.0 ± 30.6 106.7 ± 27.9 112.5 ± 30.2 HDL-c (Mean ± SD) 61.7 ± 14.35 45.1 ± 7.20 50.7 ± 12.25 40.2 ± 9.05 TG (Median [1 st Q – 3 st Q]) 69.0 (58.0 – 96.0) 86 (70.0 – 104.0) 78.0 (61 – 95) 116.0 (86.0 – 161.0) CI 1 (Mean ± SD) 2.94 ± 0.54 3.63 ± 1.03 3.61 ± 0.91 4.50 ± 0.92 CI 2 (Mean ± SD) 1.67 ± 0.41 2.26 ± 0.86 2.20 ± 0.75 2.86 ± 0.70 Glycemia (Median [1 st Q – 3 rd Q]) 78.0 (75.0 – 82.0) 84.0 (80.0 – 89.0) 85.0 (81.0 – 88.0) 87.0 (83.0 – 89.0) Insulin (Median [1 st Q – 3 rd Q]) 4.2 (2.4 – 5.3) 5.8 (4.9 – 7.8) 6.8 (4.6 – 9.5) 5.4 (4.1 – 7.5) HOMA-IR (Median [1 st Q – 3 rd Q]) 0.8 (0.6 – 1.0) 1.2 (1.0 – 1.7) 1.4 (0.9 – 1.9) 1.2 (1.0 – 1.7) BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL-c: high-density lipoprotein; TG: triglycerides; CI: Castelli’s index; HOMA – IR: Homeostasis model assessment of insulin residence; 1 st Q: first quartile; 3 rd Q: third quartile. Table 4 - Comparison of life style between vegetarians and omnivores Variables Vegetarians Omnivores p-value n (%) n (%) Number of meals/day < 3 meals/day 12 (22.2) 7 (17.5) 0.761 > 3 meals/day 42 (77.8) 33 (82.5) Sleeping hours < 8 hours 48 (85.7) 35 (87.5) 1.000 > 8 hours 8 (14.3) 5 (12.5) Smoker Yes 3 (5.4) 1 (2.6) 0.883 No 53 (94.6) 38 (97.4) Physical activity Yes 36 (64.3) 17 (42.5) 0.056 No 20 (35.7) 23 (57.5) Supplements Yes 26 (48.1) 8 (20.5) 0.012* No 28 (51.9) 31 (79.5) *p < 0.05, chi-square test. Pimentel et al. Nutritional status and vegetarians Int J Cardiovasc Sci. 2019;32(6):623-634 Original Article